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Vincent Ruiz survives a violent attack, sustaining a leg and hand bullet wounds, only to find himself clinging to a buoy in the River Thames. Six days later, he awakens from a prolonged coma, and the true danger—an investigation into a missing person case—has only just begun. Set against the backdrop of London’s underbelly, the story follows the tense unraveling of a police‑procedural mystery that blends psychological suspense with crime‑scene investigation.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Michael Robotham
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